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Originally Posted by mechanicalbrain
First and foremost I'm doing a project to show the given force in centripetal motion...(
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Im not sure the system you have been describing demonstrates the force in centripetal motion
we have been talking about converting the inertia in a flywheel into a linear motion
a good demonstration of centripetal motion is something we use to do on those little merry-go-round things they USE to put in playgrounds. You get about 8 people to hang off the edge, pushing their behinds out as far as possible. Then one person spins the ride around as fast as he can, then jumps onboard.
Now the fun part: everyone pulls themselves towards the center. You would not believe how fast the thing starts spinning, and how hard it is to hang on if you are the last person hanging onto the outer part of the railings.
They dont put these in playgrounds anymore (I wonder why?!)